Scale 1:72

Designed in 1915 by Lieutenant Linton Hope, the aircraft was of conventional biplane flying-boat configuration, and also featured a biplane tail with twin rudders. The pilot and observer sat in tandem in the nose, with the engine and pusher propeller mounted behind them, between the wings. The wings could be folded forwards to facilitate shipboard...

RAF version The Supermarine Southampton was first of a series of successful military flying boats designed by Reginald Mitchell. It was based on the civil flying boat - Supermarine Swan. After a series of modifications a single metal-hulled Southampton MKII was 500lb lighter than the wooden-hulled equivalent, and also saved another 400lb in water...

Its first flight took place in 1925. It was military version a civil flying boat “Swan” and replaced “Felixtowe” flying boats. “Mark I” with wooden hull was soon replaced by Mark II” with a hull made of duraluminium. The aircraft was powered with two “Napier Lion” engines and was manned by a crew of five. Altogether 24 “Mark I”...